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FALMOUTH — The on-ramp from the Falmouth spur to the northbound Maine Turnpike is closed for approximately a year during replacement of the Presumpscot River Bridge. Other ramps, including the southbound turnpike on-ramp and northbound off-ramp at Exit 52 are open during construction...

PORTLAND — Tired of living in fear that vehicles may end up on their lawns – or worse, in their homes – some residents of outer Washington Avenue are lobbying the city for additional traffic control measures. Friends of Washington Avenue North began organizing a few month...

PORTLAND — Several communities contesting portions of a newly proposed federal floodplain zone urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency to delay the adoption process, but agency officials Monday seemed unlikely to alter their plan. In meetings June 12 in South Portland and Portl...

SCARBOROUGH — Brandon Baizley is smart, but even his parents admit he is a difficult 6-year-old. Brandon was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Oppositional Defiance Disorder more than a year ago. His parents, Bob and Mary Ann, know that Brandon will constant... 4

PORTLAND — The state announced this morning that it has selected Northeast Patients Group to open a medical marijuana dispensary in the city. The affiliate of California-based Berkeley Patients Group was picked to operate four of the eight dispensaries allowed in Maine. The Po...

BRUNSWICK — Maine Department of Transportation crews will begin repair work on the Buttermilk Cove Bridge on July 19. The bridge carries Prince’s Point Road traffic over a narrow section of Buttermilk Cove. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during the...